Drawing on case studies from a range of developing countries, the contributors to this volume discover major differences in how national elites understand and represent poverty.

Drawing on case studies from a range of developing countries, the contributors to this volume discover major differences in how national elites understand and represent poverty. The classic threats that induced elites in late 19th century Europe.

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Ed. (2005) Elite perceptions of poverty and inequality /Cape Town : David Philip ; MLA Citation. eds. Cape Town : David Philip ; 2005. These citations may not conform precisely to your selected citation style. Please use this display as a guideline and modify as needed. From: To: Optional Message: You must be logged in to Tag Records. Names: Reis, Elisa Pereira.

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A systematic study of elite attitudes to poverty in developing countries. Mick Moore is currently professorial fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex; and director of the Centre for the Future State. 5.

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1 Elites, perceptions and poverties. We had a lot of fun producing this book. The second set of questions concerned our motivations. Why did we choose to approach the study of poverty in the South by examining how national elites perceive it? Should this not be, at best, a peripheral concern?

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Studies of elite perceptions of inequality have found that elites perceive education as one of the biggest issues in Brazilian inequality, with Brazilians with more education giving it a greater priority than those with less education (Reis 2007Reis, 2011). How do elites perceive poverty and the poor?

Drawing on case studies from a range of developing countries, the contributors to this volume discover major differences in how national elites understand and represent poverty. The classic threats that induced elites in late 19th century Europe, such as the fear of crime, epidemics, military weakness or political unrest--do not feature prominently in the consciousness of most developing country elites. Nor do most of them believe that there is a viable solution to poverty through public action. The findings help to explain the relative ineffectiveness of poverty reduction strategies so far, and illustrate the need to present poverty in ways that tie in with how national elites understand their world.